Ministry of Tourism Professional Tourism Education

Professional Tourism Education Ministry of Tourism Apart from the Ministry of Education, professional tourism education and vocational training is also provided by the Ministry of Tourism. Under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism operate: 1. Vocational Schools 2. Institutes for Vocational Training 3. Advanced Schools of Tourism Education

Three educational levels: Professional Tourism Education Ministry of Tourism Higher Education Post-Secondary Level Secondary Level Advanced Schools of Tourism Education (ASTER & ASTEAN) Institutes for tourism vocational Training Tourism Vocational Schools

Higher Education Advanced Schools of Tourism Education Two Training Centers: 1. Advanced School of Tourism Education of Rhodos, Dodecanese (A.S.T.E.R) 2. Advanced School of Tourism Education of Agios Nikolaos, Crete (A.S.T.E.A.N)

Admission Requirements: High school graduates after Pan-Hellenic exams organized by the Ministry of Education Higher Education Advanced Schools of Tourism Education

Organizational Structure Advanced Schools of Tourism Education 1 st Year October-JanuaryFebruary-JuneJuly-September 1 st semester2 nd semesterplacement 2 nd Year October-JanuaryFebruary-JuneJuly-September 3 rd semester4 th semesterplacement Studies last 3 ½ years (6 semesters + I semester of thesis & placement) 3 rd Year October-JanuaryFebruary-JuneSeptember-January 5 th semester6 th semesterdissertation & placement

Graduates of the ASTER & ASTEAN are prepared for advanced executive posts in the hospitality industry. They have the same professional rights as the graduates of the Technological Education Institutes (TEI), specialization Tourism Management of the Ministry of Education (they have recently been merged in the departments of Management) In reality, the curriculums between the ASTER & ASTEAN (Ministry of Tourism) and the Departments of Tourism Management of TEI (Ministry of Education) have a lot of similarities. Main Advantage of ASTER & ASTEAN: Total of 3 placement trimesters. Organizational Structure Advanced Schools of Tourism Education

Advanced Schools of Tourism Education Modules Introduction to Tourism, Principles of Management, Principles of Economics, Economic Mathematics Culinary Art, Restaurant Techniques, Housekeeping, Introduction to P.C's Commercial Food Production, Bar-Beverages-Oenology, Food & Beverage Management, Statistics, Principles of Accounting F & B Operations Management, Front Office Operations, Tourism Economics, Architecture-Hotel Assets, Business Accounting, Introduction of Law, Optional Modules: Tourism Sociology or Tourism Psychology Main Courante, Hotel Logistics, Greek Tourism Geography, Human Resources Management, English Tourism Terminology, 2nd Foreign Language Tourism Terminology Hospitality Marketing, Financial Management, Tourism Law, Hospitality Management, Hotel Assets Management, Intercultural Education and Communication in Tourism, Optional Modules: Tourism Market Research or Tourism Consumer Behaviour Business Tourism, Promotion of Tourism Product, Operations in Hotel Logistics, Entrepreneurship, Career seminar, Hotel Animation, Optional Modules: Tourism Development or Tourism Policy

Advanced Schools of Tourism Education Graduates of ASTER & ASTEAN have the right to subscribe to the 6 th semester of TEI and get a degree from a third-level Institution.

Post-Secondary Vocational Training Institutes for Vocational Training Culinary Art Hospitality & Catering Operations Travel Agencies Operations Thalassotherapy-Spa

Post-Secondary Vocational Training High-school graduates (with no age limit) Admission after selection procedure (eg foreign language competence) Duration of studies: 2 years (4 semesters) Duration of Placement: 6 months (3 months per year) 7 training centers

Secondary Technical Vocational Education Vocational Schools Hotel & Catering Culinary ArtConfectionary Operations

Secondary Technical Vocational Education Graduates of at least the 1 st class of high school (age limit: 23 years old) Admission after selection procedure (eg foreign language competence) Duration of studies: 2 years Duration of placement: 6 months (3 months per year) 8 vocational schools

Future issues Needs of the market – Global and regional changes in tourism demand Lifestyles/Recreation/Culture factors Product differentiation Competition/globalization Experience of the place – Changes in tourism services Structural changes/ New products Role of the public and private sectors/PPP

Future issues2 Education changes – Broader changes: flexibility,personalization, internet, social networks..modes of learning – Education and vocational training – Lifelong learning and training – Distance learning/e-learning Role of schools – Levels of education/professional education

Future issues3 Professional tourism education – Structures, flexibility and mobility – Knowledge/Capacities/Skills – Regulation – Quality assurance – Accreditation Key questions – Traditional and new tourism products (spas,etc.) – Related products (tour guides)

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